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1972 Map of Casket Mountain

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Casket Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Big Aguja Canyon and its many offshoots dominate this high-desert landscape in the early 1970s. The topography is defined by significant elevations such as Casket Mountain and Black Mountain, which reaches over 7,500 feet and is marked by a Radio Tower. This map captures a largely unpopulated backcountry, where transportation was limited to a network of a Pack Trail, Jeep Trail, and unnamed trails threading through Frazier Canyon and Bear Canyon.

Evidence of human activity is concentrated in small, functional pockets such as a Gravel Pit, a Radio Facility, and isolated water sources like Mill Tanks and several named springs. These features suggest a landscape utilized for ranching or communications infrastructure rather than dense settlement. The transition from the rugged canyons to the relatively level Cook Flat in the south provides a clear view of the area's geological diversity, from Mesa Sproul to the depths of Hells Canyon.